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Haverford SD Elementary School Ranked Among PA's Best: Study

Where did this School District of Haverford Township elementary school land on Niche.com's latest rankings? Find out here.

HAVERFORD TOWNSHIP, PA — School is back in session, and Niche.com recently released its list of the best elementary schools here in Pennsylvania for 2019. And the School District of Haverford Township has cause to be proud.

According to Niche, Chatham Park Elementary School was ranked No. 97 on the top list.

To calculate the rankings, Niche said it looked at data from the U.S. Department of Education as well as state test scores, student-teacher ratio, student diversity, teacher quality, grade school ratings and the overall quality of the school district.

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The methodology for each category of rankings varied with some factors having a higher weight for certain categories over others.

See here for the full methodology.

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Nearby, Radnor Township School District's Ithan Elementary earned the top spot, coming in at No. 1.

Check out the full list here.

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